What's wrong with a child who urinates every now and then?

Some mothers do not understand some of their children’s behaviors because it is their first time to have a baby. If the baby is sick, it is easy to delay the best time for treatment. Some mothers asked why their children urinated every once in a while and wondered if it was because of kidney disease. Because babies are young and many of their organs are not fully developed, mothers should never measure their babies' behavior by adult standards.

Your baby may urinate frequently and a little at a time because of physical development. The bladder function of young babies is not as sound as that of adults, and they cannot store large amounts of urine for a long time like adults, so they urinate less. In addition, babies' metabolism is faster than that of adults, so urine is produced faster by the kidneys, which naturally leads to frequent urination.

Note: A normal adult urinates an average of 4 to 6 times a day during the day and 0 to 2 times at night after going to bed, while an infant urinates 20 to 30 times day and night. If the frequency of urination increases significantly and exceeds the above range, it is frequent urination.

1. Frequent urination of babies, a little at a time, may be due to urinary tract infection

When a baby has abnormally frequent urination, parents should take the baby to the hospital for a routine urine test to rule out the possibility of urinary tract infection. If the baby's urinary system is infected, it will manifest as a large number of white blood cells in the urine, and timely anti-inflammatory treatment is required.

If the baby has an acute urinary tract infection, which is mainly caused by getting angry or bacterial infection, you can give the baby some antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs in time under the guidance of a doctor. For example, Azithromycin Granules and Bazheng Granules.

If your baby has urethritis, it is usually caused by contamination of the vulva or feces. In addition to routine urine tests, it is recommended to perform color Doppler ultrasound examination of the urinary system and urine bacterial culture test to confirm the diagnosis, so as to avoid ascending infection causing pyelonephritis and affecting renal function.

2. Frequent urination of babies, a little at a time, may be due to neurological urination

If there is no problem with the baby's urine routine, the frequent urination is probably caused by neurological factors. Babies with neurogenic frequent urination usually have no urge to urinate when playing or watching cartoons, but they will urinate continuously when they are resting or relaxing.

At this time, parents should not scold or beat their children. When the child wants to urinate, you can let him do what he likes most to distract his attention, so that the number of urination will gradually decrease or even return to normal.

Or if your baby is in an unfamiliar environment or always wants to urinate in special occasions or situations, try to let your baby urinate to avoid holding it in. It can also help your baby relieve his emotions so that he won't feel the urge to urinate.

3. The baby urinates frequently and a little at a time, which may be due to physiological factors

Life factors such as drinking too much water, cold weather, and ill-fitting pants are all causes of physiological frequent urination. Or inflammation of the urethra, foreskin that is too long, pinworms irritating the genitals, etc. can cause the baby to urinate frequently.